He was still a little worried that the other party would change his attitude after a day. Fortunately, such a small probability event did not happen after all.
This greatly encouraged Liu Mang.
After all, it will get easier and easier if you try it again in the future.
Mr. Yin and Liu Mang chatted leisurely.
"What do you do on weekdays?"
"Carrying at the pier, doing some physical work, I don't know what my husband does."
"On weekdays, I take care of my disciples and treat patients."
Liu Mang's heart moved after hearing this, and he couldn't help but think of a sentence: Medicine and martial arts do not separate families.
Liu Mang started to grill the meat. The fresh marinated beef was placed on the grill of the copper oven, making a sizzling sound. The aroma of meat spread along with the white steam, making people's index fingers twitch.
Liu Mang skillfully flipped the roasted meat with chopsticks. The color of the beef gradually changed from bright red to dark red, and then he picked it up and placed it on the white porcelain plate in front of Mr. Yin.
After tasting it, Mr. Yin praised it: "Not fat, not greasy, not salty, not bland, not burnt, not burnt, and the heat is just right!"
Hearing the other party's praise, Liu Mang also showed a smile on his face, opened the wine bottle, and poured wine into the wine cups in front of them: "The wine brewed by my father before his death can be stored longer than the one he brought last time.
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Upon hearing this, Mr. Yin picked up the wine cup and took a sip, then sighed with an 'ah': "Yes, it's more delicious than the bottle last time!"
"Good wine and good meat, I didn't expect that I, Yin Tianfeng, can enjoy it in such a corner, haha!"
Liu Mang noticed that Mr. Yin's servant was still in the flower garden, with his back to them, playing with a huge red and green flower.
Then he asked: "Isn't it convenient for me, my husband, to come and eat together?"
When Mr. Yin heard Liu Mang's words, a strange look appeared on his face: "You actually called him father-in-law. You don't even know that this guy has done great things in the world and is feared by everyone!"
"That's because some people deserve to die. I am the most reasonable person in my life."
Faint words came from beside Liu Mang, who was so shocked that he almost jumped up from his stool.
It turned out that this old man with red eyebrows and hunchback who was engaged in flowering suddenly appeared from the flower garden to Liu Mang's side without anyone noticing.
"Since you called me over, I'll come."
Liu Mang took another bowl from the simple stove and placed it in front of the red-browed old man.
"His surname is Zhong, and people in the world call him Lost Soul Zhong." Mr. Yin joked.
"Mr. Zhong, please." Liu Mang poured wine for the red-browed old man.
Mr. Zhong didn't talk, he just ate meat and drank wine.
Seeing that Mr. Zhong didn't like to communicate, Liu Mang didn't bother him and started chatting with Mr. Yin instead.
"I wonder if the Jianghu mentioned by Mr. Yin is the same as what I have in mind?"
"What is the world in your mind?"
"The light of the sword and the shadow of the sword, the tenderness of the chivalrous bones, the journey to the end of the world with the sword, the heroic spirit between heaven and earth."
"That's the world of storytellers. There are only interests and compromises in the world."
After Mr. Yin said this, he couldn't help but fell silent for a while, not knowing what he thought of.
After finishing the meal, Liu Mang took his leave consciously, feeling slightly disappointed.
But considering that this is only the second time, there are some things that we shouldn’t rush into.
In the following days, Liu Mang came to Yin's hometown almost every one or two days.
He became more and more familiar with Mr. Yin and Mr. Zhong, but it was not like what was written in some martial arts novels. They had no intention of teaching martial arts at all.
After all, novels are romantic and reality is cruel.
As the old wine left by his late father became less and less, Liu Mang also felt a sense of urgency in his heart.
That afternoon, Liu Mang took a bottle of old wine from home. Looking at the only two bottles of old wine left, he was slightly shaken.
What I think may be too simple. It doesn't mean that just because I eat and drink from you, I will definitely teach you martial arts.
However, if you don’t try anything and don’t dare to invest in anything, you will only be a dock coolie in your life!
Liu Mang shook his head, shook away the negative thoughts in his mind, and walked towards the white stonemason's house in the village.
"Uncle Bai, have you finished what I asked you to make?"
"I just finished it today. I know it's what you want from Tieniu, so I've been working on it all night long these days. Take a look, does it meet your request?"
After the white stonemason finished speaking, he took out a wooden box with small white and black round stones inside.
Liu Mang took it and counted it, no more, no less, exactly 225.
Although the white stones are not white enough and are a bit beige, it is good to be able to distinguish them.
Then, the white mason gave him a square wooden board with fifteen black horizontal lines and vertical lines intersecting vertically at equal distances, forming the shape of a chessboard.
"Thank you Uncle Bai, how much money?"
"We are all from the same village, don't meet Waiha."
"How can that be done? Brothers have to settle accounts openly."
"Hey, in this case, I don't want more from you. Just give me five silver coins, Tieniu."
Liu Mang twitched his lips slightly. Three days of work cost five qian, which was more money than working as a coolie at the dock.
After paying the money, Liu Mang continued to Yin's hometown in Shenjia Village.
When he took out the black and white stones and the chessboard and introduced the rules, Mr. Yin was eager to try it. Even Mr. Zhong, who had been ignoring him, showed an interested look.
What Liu Mang taught them was backgammon, the chess game he played the most in his previous life.
The rules of backgammon are simple and easy to learn. It is not as complicated and time-consuming as Go, nor is it as diverse as chess, where the pieces are difficult to create.
Liu Mang brought him here with the intention of increasing his leverage to please Mr. Yin.
If you want to learn martial arts, don't be shabby.
In the main hall of the house, Liu Mang set up the chessboard and started playing chess with Mr. Yin.
He holds the white piece, Yin Lao holds the black piece, and the black piece goes first.
Mr. Yin first placed a stone in the center of the chessboard, and Liu Mang placed a white stone right next to him.
No matter where Yin Lao places his stones next, Liu Mang will place his stones around him, preventing him from having the chance to connect three or more stones in series.
Unknowingly, Liu Mang's white stones surrounded Lao Yin's black ones, and at a certain moment, two rows of three stones intersected. At this time, no matter how much Lao Yin tried to stop him, he could not stop it.
In the end, Liu Mang won the first game cleanly.
When Mr. Yin saw it, he was not worried and said with a smile: "It's fun, let's play another round."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The two sides played seven or eight games in a row. Liu Mang had the experience of his previous life and easily taught Mr. Yin how to behave.
Mr. Yin has been defeated and defeated again and again, and he is not anxious at all. He is obviously addicted to food.
The two of them had a great time playing, which made Mr. Zhong who was watching the battle miserable. Sometimes when he saw a critical moment, he couldn't help but remind Mr. Yin how to go, which made Mr. Yin look worried and not let him interrupt.
Liu Mang secretly smiled in his heart, it seems that the charm of backgammon is applicable everywhere.
He looked at Mr. Zhong, who was watching eagerly, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhong, why don't you play a round? I'm going to have a barbecue."
"If he can't do it, you still have to come. I can beat you in the next round!" After hearing this, Mr. Yin shouted hurriedly, not even bothering to eat the barbecue.
Mr. Zhong sneered and said: "Don't look down on others, don't think I haven't played before, I can beat you in the first round!"
Mr. Yin was furious: "I'm not afraid of Feng Da's tongue flashing, just come here and let me see if your chess skills are as good as your martial arts skills!"
The two elders started playing chess, and Liu Mang went to barbecue.
After a while, he brought fragrant meat skewers and mellow wine to the two elders.
Mr. Zhong and Mr. Yin were eating barbecue, drinking wine, and playing backgammon. It could be said that they had everything to eat, drink, and play, and they felt very uncomfortable.
The two are equally skilled at chess, and they are so indistinguishable that a game often takes more than a stick of incense.
Liu Mang watched from the side and couldn't help but doze off, but he suppressed his sleepiness and watched the novices pecking each other.
In the evening, Liu Mang said goodbye to his two elders.
Mr. Yin and Mr. Zhong were still fighting on the chessboard. They waved their hands perfunctorily and continued their battle.
Liu Mang walked out, feeling a little funny in his heart. He didn't expect that a mere backgammon could make these two people who were probably martial arts masters so obsessed.
Little did he know that in the original world, backgammon originated in China, but was popular in many regions such as Japan and Europe. It naturally had its own unique charm.
After Liu Mang left Yin's hometown, behind a tall haystack more than ten feet away, two men in black looked up from the gap in the haystack.
"Brother Fei, it's been many days. It seems that this kid has really gotten in touch with the old guy. Do you want to take action?" the younger man said softly.
"I sent someone to check. This guy is Liu Mang from Liujia Village. He is nicknamed Iron Niu. He is extremely powerful. I'm afraid it's not safe for the two of us." A man in his thirties also whispered.
He paused and then said: "The hall master has been busy these days to seize the territory of Xiaodao Club in Baojiazhuang. We don't have enough manpower. Let this kid be free for two more days."
"No matter what he gets from the old guy, he will have to spit it out to us intact!"
The two men from Sanhe Club both had stern looks in their eyes.